KNF PEER ANALYSIS

Knife River Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

KNFKnife River Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Basic Materials · Building Materials

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Building Materials

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

KNFIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	KNF	JHX	OYAKC	FBU	BSOKE	CIMSA	Ind. Median
P/E	32.90	139.67	12.95●	—	—	13.24	21.95
P/B	3.09	2.26	1.47	0.81●	4.42	1.02	1.64
EV/EBITDA	12.63	20.45	6.26●	29.67	205.47	7.53	12.23
P/S	1.51	3.00	1.79	0.47●	9.76	0.95	1.55

Financial Health
Metric	KNF	JHX	OYAKC	FBU	BSOKE	CIMSA	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.67●	1.58	2.30	1.50	1.01	0.96	1.65
Debt/Equity	95.1%	74.5%	4.2%●	97.0%	22.2%	63.1%	21.8%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.85	4.85	-0.69●	16.02	9.77	2.54	0.64

Profitability
Metric	KNF	JHX	OYAKC	FBU	BSOKE	CIMSA	Ind. Median
Net Margin	4.6%	2.2%	13.8%●	-4.7%	-16.9%	7.1%	3.5%
ROE	9.9%	2.4%	13.6%●	-7.8%	-8.5%	9.0%	3.4%
ROA	4.1%	1.1%	10.5%●	-3.7%	-6.1%	4.3%	2.6%
EBITDA Margin	15.4%	19.3%	25.8%●	3.5%	5.0%	18.9%	15.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KNF	JHX	OYAKC	FBU	BSOKE	CIMSA	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	9.6%	24.7%	-0.7%	-10.6%	14.8%	26.7%●	1.9%
NI Growth	-18.8%	-75.5%	-17.8%	—	—	1.3%●	-18.3%
Div. Yield	—	—	4.7%●	—	0.0%	2.1%	0.3%
Payout	—	—	61.4%	—	0.0%	27.3%	0.0%

Valuation
Metric	KNF	EXP	USLM	MLM	VMC	Ind. Median
P/E	32.90	16.16	22.62	14.43●	36.13	21.95
P/B	3.09●	4.64	4.47	3.24	4.76	1.64
EV/EBITDA	12.63	10.94●	13.37	19.65	17.41	12.23
P/S	1.51●	2.97	8.01	5.58	4.99	1.55

Financial Health
Metric	KNF	EXP	USLM	MLM	VMC	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.67	3.66	20.73●	2.19	2.59	1.65
Debt/Equity	95.1%	121.8%	0.5%●	50.3%	60.2%	21.8%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.85	1.96	-1.97●	2.54	1.91	0.64

Profitability
Metric	KNF	EXP	USLM	MLM	VMC	Ind. Median
Net Margin	4.6%	18.4%	35.4%	38.7%●	13.9%	3.5%
ROE	9.9%	28.9%●	21.9%	24.9%	13.5%	3.4%
ROA	4.1%	11.9%	20.1%●	13.3%	6.7%	2.6%
EBITDA Margin	15.4%	33.0%	52.2%●	32.6%	32.2%	15.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KNF	EXP	USLM	MLM	VMC	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	9.6%●	2.1%	9.5%	-1.3%	7.3%	1.9%
NI Growth	-18.8%	-8.5%	8.5%	137.5%●	19.1%	-18.3%
Div. Yield	—	0.5%	0.2%	0.6%	0.7%●	0.3%
Payout	—	7.6%	5.3%	7.9%	23.4%	0.0%

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